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I got mine today and had to run some tests on it right away. Myth Busters would have been proud of me.
The drawer was not assembled, and as soon as I took the drawer out to insert it into the groove rails underneath, plastic bits broke off and fell onto the floor. I started looking for the return label at this point...:confused:
I cut card stock that was 110lb heavy stuff that I used for card bases, down to copy paper.
I cut the heavy CS first, and noticed that the card base on the table had a perfect edge, but the paper to the right of the cut did have a feathered edge. Nothing like the pictures above - just slightly. I also had the paper hanging over the right edge of the trimmer.
Because the edge on the left of the blade was perfect (paper laying flat on table top), and the edge on the right of the blade feathered, I put the cutter on the table and put a book of the same height as the cutter to the right side so I could rest my 17" paper on it while cutting. This cut the feathering down to barely noticeable. Matter of fact, when I ran my finger down the cut, the paper fibers lined back up and the feathering disappeared. So I will continue to cut with some support on the right so the paper isn't hanging over the edge (especially 10 inches of heavy CS).
I processed different weights of paper to get that 20-30 cuts in. Got 15 cuts in and went back to the 110lb CS. Again, left side perfect and right is now so ever slightly feathered. The more the right side is supported, the less feathering happens - design flaw IMHO.
I accurately cut less than 1/16th slivers off of copy paper. The slivers rolled up like stripped Christmas ribbon, they were so thin.
I think the more I cut with it, the sharper the blade will get and the smoother the gears will rotate. I'm also thinking about gluing a little platform on the right side of the blade (over the top of the lights) so that the paper lies flat as the blade runs down between the two platforms.
I am going to work this thing hard in the next 30 days to see if the feathering gets any better. The 12 inch table and all over grid is nice. The ruler and grid are very accurate (beats all my previous cutters on this point). Blade warranty for life. It does push the paper a bit, but I think it will improve.
I got mine today and had to run some tests on it right away. Myth Busters would have been proud of me.
The drawer was not assembled, and as soon as I took the drawer out to insert it into the groove rails underneath, plastic bits broke off and fell onto the floor. I started looking for the return label at this point...:confused:
I cut card stock that was 110lb heavy stuff that I used for card bases, down to copy paper.
I cut the heavy CS first, and noticed that the card base on the table had a perfect edge, but the paper to the right of the cut did have a feathered edge. Nothing like the pictures above - just slightly. I also had the paper hanging over the right edge of the trimmer.
Because the edge on the left of the blade was perfect (paper laying flat on table top), and the edge on the right of the blade feathered, I put the cutter on the table and put a book of the same height as the cutter to the right side so I could rest my 17" paper on it while cutting. This cut the feathering down to barely noticeable. Matter of fact, when I ran my finger down the cut, the paper fibers lined back up and the feathering disappeared. So I will continue to cut with some support on the right so the paper isn't hanging over the edge (especially 10 inches of heavy CS).
I processed different weights of paper to get that 20-30 cuts in. Got 15 cuts in and went back to the 110lb CS. Again, left side perfect and right is now so ever slightly feathered. The more the right side is supported, the less feathering happens - design flaw IMHO.
I accurately cut less than 1/16th slivers off of copy paper. The slivers rolled up like stripped Christmas ribbon, they were so thin.
I think the more I cut with it, the sharper the blade will get and the smoother the gears will rotate. I'm also thinking about gluing a little platform on the right side of the blade (over the top of the lights) so that the paper lies flat as the blade runs down between the two platforms.
I am going to work this thing hard in the next 30 days to see if the feathering gets any better. The 12 inch table and all over grid is nice. The ruler and grid are very accurate (beats all my previous cutters on this point). Blade warranty for life. It does push the paper a bit, but I think it will improve.
Hi, I know this post is several years old, but I just bought this trimmer and is experiencing the exact same problem. I were therefore wondering if the feathering got better as you used the trimmer?
I once wanted a Genesis but could not afford it. I bought a Cutterpillar instead and have never regretted that purchase. I've given two as gifts and the recipients have been happy with those as well. Cutterpillar has outstanding customer service if you should need it.
My Cutterpillar cuts beautifully, even the tiniest sliver, but wouldn’t purchase one again. I have to guide the blade toward the metal edge to get a clean cut, and it doesn’t handle multiple sheets well. My Tim Holtz guillotine cutter beats the Cutterpillar hands down IMHO!! I like the led lighted edge on the Cutterpillar, but wouldn’t purchase one again just for that feature. I also had to darken the ruler marks on the Cutterpillar with guilding paste to see them.
